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This machine is now functional, still some odds and ends to attend to, but moving in the right direction finally. Very glad I put a control box on this and dumped the original switch.
The Mitsubishi motor arrived sooner than the other, so I installed that one. Thankfully, Mitsubishi doesn’t trust me so they went ahead and put a 3 wire hookup in the motor rather than rely upon the end user.
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Here’s a photo of the results and a video of the process. I’m going to get another hydraulic lift table for the outfeed.
https://youtube.com/shorts/R_Uh__QmMQ0?feature=share
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Yeehaw! Congratulations! Let the shavings fly.
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How wonderful! May your shavings always be unbroken.
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Thank you!!
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When watching Brian's videos, I always find it a bit disconcerting that Brian is always better dressed in the shop than i am at the office. I need to step up my game.
Great machine, sir.
Best, Patrick
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Yes, that's how he's been since I've known him. Very dapper, whether in his shop or visiting mine. It matches the extraordinary (!) quality of his work for sure.Originally Posted by Patrick McCarthy
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It’s so quiet, for some reason I expected it to be louder. That was pretty neat, is it one speed through or is that adjustable? Also, is the skew angle adjustable?
Really cool Brian!
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Thanks gents! Jeff, it’s adjustable in terms of skew angle and it has two speeds. Amazingly quiet, in fact most of the noise is actually the rotary phase converter.
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Awesome!!!
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Plus 1 Patrick. Brian is a class act!
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Much appreciated!
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Wow, that material shoots through quickly! I didn't realize this thing is kinda a "motorized hand plane". That should really cut down your processing time for components for sure.
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Yeah, that is the hope. I also wanted it specifically for kumiko work. Kumiko can be really difficult to hand plane when it is on the longer side since pressure from planing will flex it. So far it looks like it will work with material that thin.
It is also nice to plan a certain number of slices and have a very predictable result. I can get pretty close with hand planes but on the longer parts that can be difficult to keep it perfectly consistent.
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Woodworking AND aerobics - in 1 machine. And congrats to Brian on a successful overhaul.
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